Refused permission to cross Delhi-Gurugram border, locals hurl stones at police near Palam Vihar

People in outer Delhi hurled stones at police after they were stopped from entering Gurugram on Wednesday. Hundreds of workers were marching to Gurugram after industries reopened in the city.

People hurled stones at police after they were not allowed to cross the Delhi border into Gurgaon on Wednesday. (Photo:India Today)

Locals of Salahpur Kheda, a rural area in Delhi, clashed with police and pelted them with stones on Wednesday after they were stopped and not allowed to cross the Delhi-Gurugram border.

The clash broke around 9 am on Wednesday near Palam Vihar after Gurugram police stopped hundreds of people, including migrants, in Salahpur Kheda area of Delhi.

Hundreds of villagers are marching towards Gurugram in the wake of Haryana reopening industries and other businesses on Wednesday.

Following the clash, people hurled stones at police. There were also reports of some policemen sustaining injuries in the clash. A confirmation on the injuries is awaited.

The situation, however, was brought under control even as police remains deployed in the area.

Delhi borders were sealed on the order of the administration due to coronavirus pandemic.

So far, 220 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Gurugram. A large number of infected people reportedly came from Delhi. Considering the situation, the Gurugram DM had issued an order to seal the boundary with the UT.

(With inputs from Neeraj Vashisht)

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